Comparison

Timely Timer vs Presentation Stopwatch

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timely Timer

Features
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Timely is a beautifully designed timer app for structured routines, focus sessions, and interval workflows. Create multi-step timer templates with custom names, colors, and durations. Start sessions quickly, pause and resume with confidence, and keep countdowns visible with Live Activities and Dynamic Island support. Use Timely for deep work, workouts, breathing exercises, study blocks, kitchen prep, and any routine that benefits from clear timing and simple control. Key features: โ€ข Multi-step timer templates โ€ข Quick timers and reusable routines โ€ข Live Activities and Dynamic Island support โ€ข Clear running, paused, and active session states โ€ข Sign in with Apple for secure account access

About

Presentation Stopwatch

Features
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Even after your talk has begun, you can match the elapsed time and start timing from the middle. Presentation Stopwatch lets you choose the hours, minutes and seconds that have already passed and count up from that moment. It's a stopwatch made for presentations. Forgot to start timing when you took the stage? You can instantly sync to how far along you already are. Main features - Start mid-way by picking hours, minutes and seconds - Start from zero like an ordinary stopwatch - Record laps and splits - Pause and resume - Auto-saved to history when you stop - Keeps timing in the background - Restores an in-progress session after the app restarts - No ads - No account needed Perfect when you - Forgot to start the stopwatch when your presentation began - Want to sync part-way through an academic talk or lecture - Want to mark the segments of a lightning talk - Want to check intro, main, demo and Q&A times with laps - Want to track time as an MC or in meetings Use it for lightning talks, internal presentations, academic talks, lectures, seminars, meetings, pitches and many other speaking occasions.

Screenshots

Timely Timer4 screens
Presentation Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Presentation Stopwatch at none against Timely Timer's 3. Timely Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Timely Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Presentation Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timely Timer ships an update every 2 days, Presentation Stopwatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Timely Timer versus Presentation Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimely TimerPresentation Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuan NguyenKeisuke Shibata

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timely Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Timely Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Timely Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timely Pro$39.99
None

Presentation Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timely Timer free?
Timely Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Presentation Stopwatch free?
Presentation Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timely Timer or Presentation Stopwatch have ads?
Neither Timely Timer nor Presentation Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timely Timer or Presentation Stopwatch?
Timely Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Presentation Stopwatch every 2 months. Most recently, Timely Timer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Presentation Stopwatch on October 31, 2026.

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